New York, NY (November 25, 2008) - HIP-HOP! Loud.com, The Finalists 2 is at long last upon us! The last emcee and the last producer have been chosen and we are only seven days away from making history once again. To everyone that participated along the way, both artists and supporters, we applaud you for your efforts and constant elevation – that’s what hip-hop has always been about. We encourage you to register, login and vote to be a part of helping SRC chose the next artist to be welcomed into the family. One rapper is going to be a record deal and $100,000 richer, and one producer is going to have $15,000 and a three-song production deal in his pocket, too. So if you aren’t already… get familiar.

Before we get to the particulars, though, Loud.com would like to formally congratulate our Round 10 Rapper Winner, Iron Solomon! The battle legend was at the top of the leaderboard and came with some bangers, but the competition was heavy! We’d be remised if we didn’t shout out Kaze and Silent Knight for their extraordinary effort. Big ups to everyone that came out for Round 10!!

Brand new to the Loud.com Finalists 2 this year will be the addition of Nokia Kyte Channels! Follow our competitors live as they make their way through the various challenges we’ve set for them. This is real-time interaction and access like never before. If you see they need some help, hit them up and offer it one-to-one! We’d also like to announce that we have a special guest producer providing beats for our Finalists! He’s produced for 50 Cent, Nas, De La Soul, Planet Asia, E-40 and MF Doom, so we’re happy to have him onboard! Check back next week and find out who it is…

Now, a few other quick items of note:

PRODUCERS! Round 10 Voting IS COMPLETE!

* A winner will be announced December 2nd * Submissions are now closed until the next competition! * Someone is going to win this contest and be $15,000 richer with a sweet production deal from SRC/Universal Motown!!

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Official Loud.com Finalists 2 Trailer!

The Loud.com Finalists 2 Official Trailer

* Check out the trailer and get a preview of the rappers who will be competing for $100,000 and a record deal * Finals start December 2nd * Catch all our Finalists live via Nokia Kyte phones! * Watch for the announcement of our special guest producer... he's a MONSTER!!